JapanFootballAmid heartbreak, Japan will learn that brute force is sometimes required to break down a wall1YGabriel TanAP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko
JapanFootballAfter stunning upsets, Japan may as well smash and grab for the rest of the FIFA World Cup1YGabriel TanAP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko
JapanFootballJapan can again prove they can match it with the "golden standard" -- but will Moriyasu let them?1YGabriel TanAP Photo/Luca Bruno
Japan's quest for historic quarterfinal berth looks lot more realistic after sensational Germany win1YGabriel TanJEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images
Maya YoshidaFootballFor all of Asia: Japan captain Yoshida rallies continental support for World Cup opener vs. Germany1YGabriel TanAlex Grimm - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images
